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‘I’ll tell you to shut up again’: Nancy Pelosi explodes with nastiness on ‘pillow man’ reporter
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi looked less like a seasoned stateswoman and more like a politician with a short fuse Thursday when she found herself cornered by a reporter asking uncomfortable questions about January 6. The California Democrat unloaded on Lindell TV...
Hegseth axes 180 religions from sprawling list of military faith categories
The Pentagon has finally taken a machete to one of Washington’s more obscure examples of bureaucratic bloat, wiping 180 religious categories off the military’s official list and shrinking a sprawling system that critics say had become a paperwork circus. Under a new...
Six GOP senators vote with Dems to block Trump’s White House ballroom
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s plan to add a massive new White House ballroom just ran into friendly fire — and the shots came from inside the Republican Party. Six Republican senators crossed the aisle Wednesday and sided with Democrats on an amendment designed to...
Dems’ Senate gamble won’t fold: Platner insists he’s going nowhere
The Democratic Party's handpicked hope for flipping a crucial Senate seat is refusing to head for the exits — no matter how ugly the headlines get. Progressive oyster farmer-turned-Senate candidate Graham Platner declared Thursday that he has "not once" considered...
Encrypted Signal chats expose coordinated effort behind anti-ICE riots in Newark
What unfolded outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark wasn’t just another “spontaneous protest,” if you believe a growing body of investigative reporting—it was something far more organized, far more coordinated, and far more intentional. According...
BS daily political cartoons: Dead donkeys tell tales
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Seattle mayor reverses course, activates surveillance cameras for World Cup
(The Center Square) - In a reversal, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has ordered that surveillance cameras be turned on during the FIFA World Cup Tournament. Wilson said in a statement Friday that the decision to activate the cameras followed updated information...
Expert: GOP success this week doesn’t mean Nov. 3 victories
(The Center Square) – Republicans appear to have done well in this week's California primary, despite Democrats redrawing congressional districts in their favor. But an expert observing Tuesday's election say things may be a different story after the Nov. 3...
High-speed rail project criticized again after $3.5B contract
(The Center Square) – After a $3.5 billion contract was awarded for track and electrical work on California’s high-speed rail, critics are calling the entire project problematic because of a lack of transparency. It's the latest criticism of a delayed project...
$1.15 trillion in defense spending approved by House Armed Services Committee
The 2027 National Defense Authorization Act passed the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday, calling for $1.15 trillion in defense spending. The committee passed the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a 44-12 vote, according to the bill’s...
Spy agencies have exploded in size. Trump’s intel chiefs are the first to downsize.
Since the FBI’s founding at the turn of the century, the intelligence community has grown from a domestic law enforcement operation to a sprawling $115 billion surveillance apparatus spanning 18 separate agencies. Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi...
Montana governor to Washington companies: We want your business
(The Center Square) - The Governor of Montana tells The Center Square he hopes to lure more out of state business expansion into his state, following this week’s announcement that Sedro-Woolley based Janicki Industries chose Great Falls as the site of its next...
